Avocado Rat Is the Internet's New Pizza Rat

A new meme for these troubling times.

The Internet is here for our education, connection, and maybe most importantly, distraction. Luckily, Avocado Rat has arrived to give you hope even as you stare down a depressing Twitter feed. Standing on the tiny, tiny rat shoulders of beloved Pizza Rat meme, Avocado Rat was caught dragging that famous millennial delicacy through the muck of the New York City subway tracks by Jessica Edwards, according to Bustle. Edwards, who works as a documentary filmmaker, caught all the dramatic tension of this important moment in a single Instagram video, captioned, "Even the rats in #nyc are on trend. Hope he finds some toast. #avocadorat." In the clip, the furry hero leaps across the tracks with his spoils, majestic with his guac supplies, seems to give up for a moment but no! He was simply preparing to tuck the avocado away in his hiding spot.

You might think such a moment of innocence and joy would be controversy-free, but an Avocado Rat conspiracy theory has already emerged, with some video viewers sure it's not an avocado the pest is toting, but a more rat-sized lime. Would the Internet at-large be as taken with the moment if we had to imagine the rat garnishing his shrunken rat-drink instead putting the finishing touches on his mini rat burrito? It's hard to say. But for now, the rat's videographer seems pleased with the attention the epic struggles Avocado Rat is receiving. Edwards recently captured a photo of a piece of press coverage on the video and its star, captioning it, "#avocadorat better get an agent. Book and film rights are worth a fortune." Maybe we're witnessing the spark of the next great Pixar movie.